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I am trying to find an Edison Eclipse Coin Operated Phonograph. I cant find any source or
price for this machine. Any ideas where to look for one... Thanks

Save your pennies, as an example of one of these is going to cost big bucks ($15K-50K+). The cheapest model I can think of is the floor standing Edison Eclipse at around $15K. To find any Edison coin-op will require that you travel to larger phono shows or start making contacts with higher end collectors. It may take some time but you'll find one.

You can also place a wanted ad in our Yankee Trader section. However, as already mentioned....machine's like this will require a lot of money and time in finding a collector willing to part.

I understand they are hard to find, but I was thinking they were more in the $20,000 range. Where did you see one for $15,000? Was this recently..?

I haven't seen one sell for a few years so maybe recent sales are pushing $20K or more. Many of the sales are done privately so realized prices are going to be hard to determine.

There is an Eclipse in the upcoming Donnely auction. I can't speak to its completeness, originality, or quality.

Shawn

https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail. ... Phonograph

Well, missed out. One that looked all original, complete with the door-mounted instruction sheet, sold for just north of 6 grand (can't remember if that was with or without premium) at the Schlick auction last year!

-Jake